Are you a passionate Social Worker ready to make a meaningful impact in aged care? Join Darling Downs Health as a Senior Social Worker and deliver high-level clinical services to residents across our welcoming aged care and multipurpose facilities. Enjoy the flexibility of being based in Warwick, Toowoomba, Miles, Wondai, Oakey or Dalby while contributing to compassionate, person-centred care.

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What your day will look like….

Your day will be filled with meaningful connection and purposeful action as you support aged care residents through high-level assessments, care planning, and clinical interventions. You'll collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams, families, and external partners to deliver thoughtful, evidence-informed care that honours dignity and wellbeing. Whether developing care protocols, leading case management, or advocating for service improvement, your expertise will shape positive outcomes for those who need it most. Each interaction will reflect your compassion, leadership, and commitment to excellence.

Let's talk about you!

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

• Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
• Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
• Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
• Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
• Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect.  DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits!

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport
• Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
• Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step….

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

Find out more about us!

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Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For more information about Darling Downs Health, please go to www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Candidate Application Guide (PDF, 198KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  DD2507646552 Role Description (PDF, 328KB)
  Role Description